Headlight arrangement

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides an arrangement with special lights for a vehicle which has a stage with at least two headlights. The arrangement is to be fastened to the front portion of the vehicle and contains two types of holders. One of the holders is in the form of a quick connect and a part which projects outside the radiator grill. Accordingly, the arrangement can be mounted and dismounted from the vehicle.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to an arrangement with special lights for avehicle, comprising a stage which is provided with at least twoheadlights, and which is intended to be fastened to the front portion ofthe vehicle, the vehicle preferably having a bumper and a bonnet with anintegrated radiator grill.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This type of arrangement with special lights is very common on vehiclestoday, especially during the dark season. A problem with the arrangementis that it has become especially liable to be stolen. This problem couldof course be solved if the arrangement could easily be loosened and betaken indoors for storage during the night by the owner. This can not besimply done with arrangements with special lights, known in the market,and therefore the arrangement with special lights is allowed to beremained on the vehicle.

Another problem that has arisen during later years is that many of themost popular car models have bonnets with an integrated radiator grill.This means that the radiator grill of the modern cars cannot be astationary fastening point for the arrangement with special lights inthat way it was on cars of older model.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention intends to solve these two problems and to provide atechnical solution that allows not only a simple demounting of thearrangement with special lights but also allows a simple and stablemounting on that type of private cars which are provided with a radiatorgrill integrated with the bonnet. This has been made possible by anarrangement of the kind mentioned by way of introduction which has thecombination of the following features:

The arrangement comprises a first type of holding means, which isintended to be fastened to the front portion of the vehicle, forinstance on the bumper of the vehicle or on a cross-beam arranged inconnection to the bumper;

The arrangement comprises a second type of holding means in the form ofquick coupling means, which has two main parts being able to beconnected to each other, the one main part being articulately fastenedon the headlights and/or the stage, and the other main part,co-operating with the first one, projecting outside the radiator grilland being fastened to the same, alternatively on the inside of thebonnet;

All headlights are electrically interconnected to the first part of anelectric coupling means, the second part of which, which is intended tobe connected with the first part, is connected to the electric system ofthe vehicle and accordingly stationarily arranged in the vehicle.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A preferred embodiment of the invention shall be described more closelybelow with reference to the accompanying drawings, where FIG. 1 shows anarrangement with special lights mounted at the front of a private car,FIG. 2 shows the arrangement, seen in the direction of the arrows II—IIin FIG. 1, FIG. 3 shows a picture straightly from above of thearrangement according to FIG. 1 but in demounted condition, FIG. 4 showsa quick coupling means in the form of two main parts, demountable fromeach other, for fastening of the arrangement to the radiatorgrill/bonnet of the car, FIG. 5 shows one of the main parts, projectingout through the radiator grill of the car, FIG. 6 shows the electricinterconnection between the arrangement with special lights and theelectric system of the car, the figure also showing the first type ofholding means comprising conventional screw means, and FIGS. 7, 8 show amodified type of holding means for use on the bumper/cross-beam of thevehicle.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 is shown there an arrangement with speciallights comprising five headlights 1-5, all of which are mounted on astage 6. This stage comprises two rods 7, 8 at its lower part (see FIG.3), which are intended to be mounted on the bumper 9 of the car,alternatively on a cross-beam 10, arranged in connection to this bumper,by means of conventional screw means 30 (see FIG. 6).

As is apparent from the drawing three headlights 1-3 are positioned atessentially the same level and above the two remaining headlights 4, 5.At the top side of these three headlights 1-3 is an essentiallyhorizontal rod 11 fastened. At each one of the two end portions of thisrod is the first main part 12 of a quick coupling means 13 (see FIG. 4)arranged. This main part 12 comprises a portion 14, which is possible toarticulate and which is pivotally fastened on the rod 11, a rod part 15and at the very end of this rod part a socket means 16, which isintended to be able to be detachably connected with a ball coupling 17,which is arranged on the second main part 18 of the quick coupling means13. As appears from FIG. 5 the second main part 18 projects outside theradiator grill 19 of the car, the ball coupling 17 of this main partbecoming easily accessible for connection with the socket means 16 ofthe first main part 12.

The second main part 18, which besides the ball coupling 17 alsocomprises an arm 20, is intended either to be fastened directly on theradiator grill 19 of the bonnet or still more suitable on the inside ofthe bonnet in connection to the radiator grill. The outer portion 21 ofthe arm 20 is securely fastened on the inside if the bonnet by screws.

As appears from FIGS. 3 and 6 all headlights 1-5 are electricallyinterconnected to the first part 22 of an electric connecting means, thesecond part 23 of which, which is intended to be connected with thefirst part is connected to the electric system of the car and isaccordingly stationarily arranged in the car.

In FIGS. 7 and 8 is shown a modified type of means for holding the tworods 7, 8 on the bumper 9 of the car or on the cross-beam 10 arranged inconnection with the bumper. These holding means comprise two holders 24,25 provided with spring washers, which holders are fastened on thebumper/cross-beam by screws and are maintained stationarily in the car(see FIG. 7). The two rods 7, 8 of the arrangement with the speciallights, as appears from FIG. 8, are intended to be projected into thesetwo holders 24, 25, and each one of these two rods is fastened bylocking by a thumb screw 26, 27, which screws are applied intorespective hole 28, 29 of the holders 24, 25 and are simply and smoothlyforced into locking position by turning a quarter of a revolution.

When mounting the arrangement with special lights according to theinvention on the private car, the lower part of the stage 6 is fastenedon the bumper 9/cross-beam 10 of the car by two screw means. Thereafterthe first part 22 of the electric coupling means, which part belongs tothe arrangement, is connected with the second part 23 of the couplingmeans, which part 23 is positioned in the front portion of the car.Finally the socket means 16 of the quick coupling means is connectedwith the ball coupling 17.

When demounting the arrangement with special light from the car, thefirst thing to do is to loosen the socket means 16 from the ballcoupling 17, whereafter the first part 22 of the electric coupling meansis loosened from the second part 23 which part is stationary in the car.Finally the screw means holding the two rods 7, 8 against thebumper/cross-beam of the car are loosened, whereafter the arrangementcan be lifted away.

From the above appears that it is very simple both to demount thearrangement with special lights from the car respectively to mount thearrangement on the car.

Another essential advantage is the stable fastening of the arrangementof the car. This has been achieved partly by the two fastening rods 7, 8and partly by the two quick coupling means 13.

The invention is of course not limited to the herewith described andshown embodiment but can be modified within the scope of the followingclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An arrangement with a plurality of special lightsfor a vehicle having a front part with a bumper and a bonnet with anintegrated grill comprising a stage which is provided with at least twoheadlights, and which is detachably fastened to the front portion of thevehicle, said vehicle having a bonnet and a radiator grill, saidarrangement comprising a first type of holding means which is fastenableto the front portion of the vehicle; and a second type of holding meansin the form of a quick coupling means which has a first part and asecond part which can be connected to each other, the first part beingarticulately fastened on the head lights and/or the stage and the secondpart co-operating with the first part, projecting outside the radiatorgrill and is fastened to the, or to the inside of the bonnet; and allheadlights are electrically interconnected to an electric coupling meansand to the electric system of the vehicle and is accordinglystationarily arranged in the vehicle whereby the arrangement can beconnected or disconnected from the vehicle.
 2. An arrangement accordingto claim 1, wherein said first part of the quick coupling meanscomprises an articulated portion which is directly or indirectlypivotally fastened on the headlights and/or the stage, and a rod part,said rod part at its end having a socket means, and said socket meansbeing detachably connected to a ball coupling which is arranged on thesecond part of the quick coupling means.
 3. An arrangement according toclaim 1, wherein the first type of holding means comprises two bars andthat each one of these bars is intended to be fastened on the bumper ofthe vehicle or the cross-beam by screw means.
 4. An arrangementaccording to claim 3 wherein said first type of holding means comprisestwo thumb screws, each one of which is intended to co-operate withholders, said holders being provided with a spring washer forstationarily fastening on the bumper or crossbeam.
 5. An arrangementwith a plurality of special lights for a vehicle having a front partwith a bumper and a bonnet with an integrated grill comprising a stagewhich is provided with at least two headlights, and which is detachablyfastened to the front portion of the vehicle, said vehicle having abonnet and a radiator grill, said arrangement comprising a first type ofholding means which is fastenable to the front portion of the vehicle;and a second type of holding means in the form of a quick coupling meanswhich has a first part and a second part which can be connected to eachother, the first part being articulately fastened on the head lightsand/or the stage and the second part cooperating with the first part,projecting outside the radiator grill and is fastened to the grill, orto the inside of the bonnet; all headlights are electricallyinterconnected to an electric coupling means and to the electric systemof the vehicle and is accordingly stationarily arranged in the vehiclewhereby the arrangement can be connected or disconnected from thevehicle and said first part of the quick coupling means comprises anarticulated portion which is directly or indirectly pivotally fastenedon the headlights and/or the stage and a rod part, said rod part at itsend having a socket means, and said socket means being detachablyconnected to a ball coupling which is arranged on the second part of thequick coupling means.